Welcome August, 2020

 

We said farewell to July and hello to August this week.  The year 2020 is moving along.  If we were in session at the center, some of the guys would be asking, "What happened ❓"  We often find ourselves talking about how quickly time is passing.  We are about to pass the 5 month mark since our first shutdown on March 13! 

It was a good week, though, for both The Arc of GW and some of our AoA friends.  Well, except for that day we had a little storm named Isaias pass through!  Here are a few pictures and updates that came in during the first week of August:

On Wednesday, the James City Police Department sponsored the #ChooseToInclude Run, which benefited the Arc of GW!  Last week we featured Alexis, Patrick, and Drew sporting t-shirts in support of the run.  This week, we feature Pam accepting a generous donation from Officers Josh Drury (left) and Brandon Frantz (right) who spearheaded the event.  Thanks so much, JCC Police Department!

Most of us were lucky when Tropical Storm Isaias came to visit overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning.  A few families reported power outages and scattered branches in their yards, and a couple of them had trees fall.  This is at Carol's farm property (where she used to live) on the Chickahominy River.   

This is the tree that came down in Kevin's yard.  Looks like it was close to his pool.  We miss our visit to your pool this year, Kevin!                                                  

It was a pretty day to be cleaning up, and getting excercise, too.  Once the storm cleared the area around mid-morning, the sun came out and all seemed back to normal.  Kevin and all of us are glad Isaias didn't cause more trouble!

Kevin's family was one that lost power, and internet.  He went over to his sister Courtney's apartment so he could Zoom with us on Wednesday!

Cameron's family lost power for a couple of days too, and it was HOT.  His mom made his day when she took him to Wendy's for a vanilla Frosty!

Thanks for sharing your outing with us, Cameron, even though Mom kept making you pose for pictures!  We know you would rather be eating your Frosty!  

During our Zoom on Thursday, we played a game of virtual catch.  In this picture, it was Kacie's turn to catch.  It was kind of weird, but also fun...and funny...to play virtual catch!

Kate was sporting a new haircut this week!  It looks very nice, Kate!

Remember a few weeks ago when our master gardener friends sent us some garlic from the Botanical Garden at Freedom Park?  Since we haven't been in session at AFCC, Lisa has kept the garlic at her house.  She shared some with her nephew, John, who used it to cook her a yummy tomato/white bean/spinach rice dish with grilled chicken!  It was seasoned with rosemary, thyme, and oregano, and was delicious!  We need to try this recipe one of these days when we get back to cooking at the center!

Eaton sent a bit of work this week.  Alexis put on her Eaton shirt and got to work putting gaskets on these parts!

Over at her house, Liz also worked on applying gaskets.  Thanks, girls.  We appreciate your work and so does Eaton!

This was a few weeks ago, but Devin finally got to take his new bowling ball to AMF Lanes to get holes drilled so he could use it to play.  Remember when he had a birthday back in April, and he showed us the pretty new ball he got, in the color of the Philadelphia Eagles?! 🎳

How is the new ball working for you, Devin?  We hope you got a lot of strikes!

There is always something fun going on in Sam's neighborhood.  This week, he helped Coach Teri place signs for "Food Truck Friday" all around so folks would know where to go.  He said the truck this week was "Dominion Dogs," and he was looking forward to checking out their grub! 🌭🌭🌭

Here's a picture of one of the AoA's good friends, Kevin's sister, Courtney.  She had surgery for a bone spur on her ankle, and that was the 5th surgery on her leg over the past few years!  We sure hope things are going well with your recovery, Courtney!  What a giant cast!  You're a trouper!  We hear Kevin helped take care of you...he's the best! 

Finally this week, we have a shot of Alexis with Sevarina and Heike.  She and Lisa made a trip to AFCC to get some supplies, and got to catch up with our favorite custodians.  They said they MISS us so much!  It's quiet and boring in the building, but we bet things are super clean!  Keep up the good work, Sevarina and Heike.  We MISS you, too!

We hope everyone continues to be safe and well. Enjoy the weekend!

Lisa, Carol, Nan, and the AoA Gang